The wheat complex failed follow through from Tuesday’s strength on Wednesday, with weakness. Chicago SRW contracts were down 13 ¾ to 17 ¾ cents across the board. KC HRW futures posted losses of 13 ½ to 17 ¾ cents at the Wednesday close. MPLS spring wheat saw losses of 6...
Cotton futures posted Wednesday losses of 21 to 118 points at the close. Crude oil was down 50 cents per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.440 higher. The Seam reported sales on 3,951 bales on October 6 at an average of 82.22 cents/lb. The Cotlook A...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed down by -0.22% on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.66%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.21%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) fell -0.27%, and December E-mini...
Cotton futures are trading with midday losses of 85 to 95 points across most contracts on Wednesday. Crude oil is 63 cents per barrel lower on the session, with the US dollar index back up $0.485. The Seam reported sales on 3,951 bales on October 6 at an average of...
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed up +0.01 (+0.05%) on Wednesday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed down -0.80 (-0.14%). Sugar price settled mixed on Wednesday after NY sugar posted a 19-month nearest-futures high and London sugar a 22-month high. Ongoing rains in Brazil’s...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.61% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.93%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.92%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are down -0.55%, and December E-mini...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.61% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -1.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.70%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are down -0.66%, and December E-mini...
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is down -149 (-2.61%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is down -85 (-2.01%). Cocoa prices are sharply lower for a second day today, pressured by rising ICE cocoa inventories. ICE cocoa inventories rose to a 2.25-year high of 3,538,981 bags...
Live cattle futures are mixed with October up 30 cents and other contracts down 65 to 95 cents. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, following last week’s live northern sales at $220-222 and southern trade reported at $226. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed...
Soybeans are trading with contracts 8 to 9 cents in the red at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 8 3/4 cents at $12.38 3/4. Soymeal futures are up $8.20 to $9.20, with Soy Oil futures 200 to 219 points lower. Weekly Export Sales data from...
Lean hog futures are trading with contracts 97 cents to $1.77 lower at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was at $72.12 in the Wednesday AM report, down $3.97 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 41 cents on October 5 at $79.22. USDA’s pork...
The wheat complex is giving back Tuesday’s rally on Wednesday. Chicago SRW contracts are falling back 17 to 18 cents on the session. KC HRW futures are trading with 18 to 19 cent losses at midday. MPLS spring wheat are 12 to 14 cents lower across most front months on...
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed up +0.01 (+0.05%) on Wednesday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed down -0.80 (-0.14%). Sugar price settled mixed on Wednesday after NY sugar posted a 19-month nearest-futures high and London sugar a 22-month high. Ongoing rains in Brazil’s...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed down by -0.22% on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.66%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.21%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) fell -0.27%, and December E-mini...
(RTTNews) - The Japan stock market on Wednesday ended the two-day winning streak in which it had climbed almost 2,400 points or 3.4 percent. The Nikkei 225 now sits just above the 70,030-point plateau and it may take further damage on Thursday.
Corn futures are fading back the Tuesday rally, with contracts down 6 to 7 cents across the front months at Wednesday’s midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 6 1/2 cents at $4.62 1/4. EIA data from this morning showed ethanol production in the week of October...
Cotton futures are trading with midday losses of 85 to 95 points across most contracts on Wednesday. Crude oil is 63 cents per barrel lower on the session, with the US dollar index back up $0.485. The Seam reported sales on 3,951 bales on October 6 at an average of...
(RTTNews) - The South Korea stock market has moved lower in back-to-back sessions, slumping nearly 200 points or 3 percent along the way. The KOSPI now sits just above the 6,800-point plateau and it may extend its losses on Thursday.
The dollar index (DXY00 ) rose by +0.41% on Wednesday, just below Monday’s 1.5-year high. Higher T-note yields on Wednesday strengthened the dollar’s interest rate differentials as the 10-year T-note yield rose to a 24-year high of 5.36%. Also, hawkish minutes from the September 15-16 FOMC meeting supported the dollar....